Upcoming Events

Starting A Food Business
Follow your dreams of starting a food business with our help. Join Natalie Shmulik of The Hatchery and Cheryl Balough of Balough Law Offices to go through a food business checklist and make sure you structure your business correctly from the start. This class covers required licensing, certification, financing, and branding. This event is free for residents of the West Side communities. To register, email dani@thehatcherychicago.org.
Tuesday, May 17th
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Online!
Cost: $40
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Follow your dreams of starting a food business with our help. Join Natalie Shmulik of The Hatchery and Cheryl Balough of Balough Law Offices to go through a food business checklist and make sure you structure your business correctly from the start. This class covers required licensing, certification, financing, and branding. This event is free for residents of the West Side communities. To register, email dani@thehatcherychicago.org.
Tuesday, May 17th
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Online!
Cost: $40
Get your ticket!

Create Content for Storytelling
No matter the medium – be it social media, digital, or video – your brand should drive people to share content. Join marketing expert Melissa Harris to use your content for provoking, compelling storytelling that will help your consumers remember you, and best of all, share with your target audience.
Wednesday, May 18th
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Online!
Cost: $20
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No matter the medium – be it social media, digital, or video – your brand should drive people to share content. Join marketing expert Melissa Harris to use your content for provoking, compelling storytelling that will help your consumers remember you, and best of all, share with your target audience.
Wednesday, May 18th
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Online!
Cost: $20
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Networking Event: Provocative Branding and Pushing Boundaries
A casual brand can start a conversation with consumers, but it’s important to know where the line is. Moderated by Jenn Bane, the first-ever hire of Cards Against Humanity, a panel of marketers will share how to find the balance in provocation, set a likeable voice, and identify the appropriate target market for your boundary-pushing brand.
Thursday, May 19th
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Online!
Cost: $20
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A casual brand can start a conversation with consumers, but it’s important to know where the line is. Moderated by Jenn Bane, the first-ever hire of Cards Against Humanity, a panel of marketers will share how to find the balance in provocation, set a likeable voice, and identify the appropriate target market for your boundary-pushing brand.
Thursday, May 19th
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Online!
Cost: $20
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Emotional Intelligence: The Path Towards Great Leadership
Developing leadership skills helps develop talent, roll out new products and services, deliver efficiency, and gain market share. Join Global Leadership Coach Lydie Laperal-Rocha to leverage empathy, problem-solving, and create relationships to win people over. Develop an EQi Plan, learn critical soft skills, and begin using the components of emotional intelligence today for tomorrow’s successes.
Thursday, June 2nd
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Online!
Cost: $20
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Developing leadership skills helps develop talent, roll out new products and services, deliver efficiency, and gain market share. Join Global Leadership Coach Lydie Laperal-Rocha to leverage empathy, problem-solving, and create relationships to win people over. Develop an EQi Plan, learn critical soft skills, and begin using the components of emotional intelligence today for tomorrow’s successes.
Thursday, June 2nd
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Online!
Cost: $20
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Financial Wellness: Managing Risk as a Business Owner
Entrepreneurs face many risks, including financial, competitive, and economic. Join financial advisor Jordan Warners to plan wisely and begin to budget for success. This session will discuss how to identify and assessing risks and develop strategies to retain financial wellness.
Wednesday, June 8th
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: The Hatchery (135 N. Kedzie Ave.)
Cost: $20
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Entrepreneurs face many risks, including financial, competitive, and economic. Join financial advisor Jordan Warners to plan wisely and begin to budget for success. This session will discuss how to identify and assessing risks and develop strategies to retain financial wellness.
Wednesday, June 8th
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: The Hatchery (135 N. Kedzie Ave.)
Cost: $20
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Meaningful Mentorships: How to Create a Brand Building Network
They say, “it’s all about who you know,”– so it’s important for entrepreneurs to build impressive networks of peers, advisors, and coaches. Build a plan and unlock a powerful mentor network with presenters Natalie Shmulik of The Hatchery, and Laura Habegger of Sandbox Industries. Join us this two-part workshop to help form a unique community to support you and your business. Discover the many forms of mentorship, share how to build out your bench, nurture your network, and set yourself up for success.
Thursday, June 16th
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: ICNC (320 N. Damen Ave.)
Cost: $20
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They say, “it’s all about who you know,”– so it’s important for entrepreneurs to build impressive networks of peers, advisors, and coaches. Build a plan and unlock a powerful mentor network with presenters Natalie Shmulik of The Hatchery, and Laura Habegger of Sandbox Industries. Join us this two-part workshop to help form a unique community to support you and your business. Discover the many forms of mentorship, share how to build out your bench, nurture your network, and set yourself up for success.
Thursday, June 16th
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: ICNC (320 N. Damen Ave.)
Cost: $20
Get your ticket!

Starting a Food Business
Follow your dreams of starting a food business with our help. Join Natalie Shmulik of The Hatchery and Cheryl Balough of Balough Law Offices to go through a food business checklist and make sure you structure your business correctly from the start. This class covers required licensing, certification, financing, and branding.
This event is free for residents of the West Side communities. To register, email dani@thehatcherychicago.org
Tuesday, June 21st
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Online!
Cost: $40
Get your ticket!
Follow your dreams of starting a food business with our help. Join Natalie Shmulik of The Hatchery and Cheryl Balough of Balough Law Offices to go through a food business checklist and make sure you structure your business correctly from the start. This class covers required licensing, certification, financing, and branding.
This event is free for residents of the West Side communities. To register, email dani@thehatcherychicago.org
Tuesday, June 21st
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Online!
Cost: $40
Get your ticket!
Interested in sponsoring events?
Event sponsorship presents the ICNC members with unique opportunities to showcase their business. Contact ICNC for current event sponsorship opportunities for your business.